Category: Multimodal Mini-Ethnography

While writing these three articles I was able to refine my revising process so that I didn’t leave any information out. I accidentally found this new process because when I first wrote the articles all I did was cram as much information into the articles as I could and they were incredibly bland. As I was going back through and rereading the articles I was able to note in each place what kind of original content to insert with the information to complement it. For this assignment, I didn’t make any new changes for the portfolio because I looked at … Continue reading Final Reflection Multimodal Mini-Ethnography

For my Multimodal project, I decided to cover the field of Greek life. I did this because with my major being accounting there was not much room for creativity and this assignment was one that I felt I needed to be creative with so that I could do my best. Next to my major, Greek life has affected me the most in my time at Appalachian State so I felt it fit to use it as my topic. By creating three different articles; one on the history of Greek Life, one on the councils and system at ASU, and one … Continue reading Multimodal Reflection

Greek Life: The Pros, The Cons, And What To Know By: Trevor White “From the outside looking in you can never understand it. From the inside looking out you can never explain it.” First, let me say that since I have not gone through sorority recruitment this is going to lean more toward fraternities. However, I do know that sorority recruitment consists of different rounds of meeting sisters with various requirements of dress and a process of “prefing” and dropping organizations based where you feel you fit as a PNM (potential new member). Now, since I was a recruitment chair … Continue reading Pros, Cons, And What To Know (Article 3): Draft 2

The Greek System At ASU By: Trevor White “Our main purpose is to make sure Fraternities are cooperating and making sure the Greek community is healthy.” Jeff Jenkins At Appalachian state, Rebecca Cooke (Becky), the Assistant Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life, and Nick Wright, the Coordinator for Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life play a key role in maintaining the “health” of the Greek System. Along with them, there are three councils that govern the Greek System at Appalachian State; The Interfraternity Council (IFC), The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), and The Panhellenic Council (PHC). Here is a quick rundown … Continue reading The Greek System At ASU (Article 2): Draft 2

Greek Life: A Brief History By: Trevor White “Fraternities and Sororities symbolize all that we wish to accomplish in our lives. They represent the struggles we all face as we grow. Why we cling to them no one can explain, but in the end, we are all stronger for it.” On November 11th, 1750, an organization called The Flat Hat Club was established. That group of people started the process of forming what is now known as Greek life. The Flat Hat club consisted of many significant figures in history such as Thomas Jefferson, Saint George Tucker, Reverend Thomas Gwatkin, … Continue reading Greek History (Article 1): Draft 2

Article Three: The Pros and Cons of joining Greek Life and how Joining works First of all, let me say that since I have not gone through sorority recruitment this is going to lean more toward recruitment for guys. However, I do know that sorority recruitment consists of different rounds of meeting sisters with various requirements of dress and a process of “prefing” and dropping organizations that potential new members (PNMs) feel they fit or do not fit in with. Now, since I was a recruitment chair for my fraternity I know the fraternity recruitment process inside and out. Formal … Continue reading Article 3: Draft 1

Article Two: The Appalachian State Greek System and their standards At Appalachian state the Greek system is watched over majority in part by Becky Cooke, the Assistant Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life, and Nick Wright, the Coordinator for Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life. There are three councils that aid in maintaining the Greek System at Appalachian State; The Interfraternity Council (IFC), The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), and The Panhellenic Council (PHC). The Interfraternity Association was established in 1973 as a governing body of the men’s social Fraternities. There are now 13 recognized fraternities on campus, each organization is … Continue reading Article 2: Draft 1